Stay strong and patient John. Those long spells without power can be trying.

I live in a place that hurricanes love. Been through many a stretch without power. Ours usually hit in the summer, though. More discomfort as opposed to potentially life threatening.

Back when I used to heat with wood, the old timers were always happy to exclaim how heating with wood warmed you twice; Once while cutting/splitting and once while burning. Still, best heat I've ever lived with is a good wood stove.

We had a couple of feet here on Friday and Saturday. My back aches from shoveling snow off my decks today. Fortunately, I have a snowblower that I use on all parking areas. However, sometimes I feel like I am wrestling a hog with that snowblower.

I think WDave and I better stay low and quiet about the weather for a couple of days. Here on the island, the lawnmowers are starting to come out. Yes, we had snow for about a day, but that's a distant memory.

Stay safe, you guys!

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9 months ago

John, if you want, you could bring the family to my house. I got plenty of room. Powers on here. Would love to have you guys here. A but of a drive for enid to go to work though.

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9 months ago

I do have a gen i could bring down if you want. Call me if you need anything. I can have it to you in a few hours.

Been there, 5 days powerless after the Halloween Ice Storm several years ago, then the very next year 3 days powerless due to Hurricane Sandy. We got lucky this last storm, but alot of NJ was (and still is!) out of power since friday, some being told it won't be restored until late tuesday night.... just in time for the NEXT storm to arrive...